An Overview on Computer Software

Software: Computer programs, procedures, and possibly associated documentation and data pertaining to the operation of a computer system.

Software:

Set of Programs, take input, process the input and provide output.

Program:

Set of instructions or statements to perform operations

Statement or Instruction:

A minimal executable unit.

I) Different types of Software:

1. Operating Systems:

2. Programming Languages:

3. Scripting languages:

4. Database Technologies:

5. Web Technologies:

6. ERP Packages:

7. Others:

II) Classification of Software:

1) System Software

2) Programming Software

3) Application Software:

III) Types of Software Environment:

1) I-Tier Application or Stand-alone Application

2) II-Tier or Client/Server Application

3) III-Tier or Web Applications

4) N-Tier or Distributed Applications

IV) Types of Web Applications

1) Web sites

2) Web Portals

3) Web Applications

4) Email Service providers

5) Social Networking sites

6) Others

 

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